Conference Industrial Radiography

[P van Rooyen <rooyen@aib-vincotte.nl>]

http://ean.cepn.asso.fr/


European ALARA Network. 5th Workshop on 

"Industrial Radiography: Improvements in Radiation Protection", 

Rome 17-19 October 2001 

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS 

BACKGROUND
The 2nd EAN Workshop on "Good Radiation Practices in Industry and Research"
(Oxford, December 1998) identified that industrial radiography was
responsible for a significant number of above average annual doses and was
the predominant sector responsible for serious radiological accidents. It
was also noted that there was scope for improvement in the optimisation of
radiation protection (the ALARA principle) in industrial radiography,
especially through improvements in radiographic equipment safety and worker
training. As a result EAN felt it was worthwhile to organise a specific
workshop on industrial radiography for all interested parties (and
particularly manufacturers, NDT societies and clients) to discuss ways of
improving occupational radiological safety. Further details of the 2nd
Workshop and its recommendations can be found on the EAN web site
(http://ean.cepn.asso.fr).

OBJECTIVES OF THE 5th WORKSHOP
The workshop will focus on industrial radiography (gamma and x-ray sources,
enclosures and open work), taking the results and recommendations of the
2nd workshop as a starting point. The aim is to define the main ALARA
issues and to provide stakeholders (EC, regulatory bodies…) with
recommendations for practical improvements in radiation protection in the
following areas:
Radiographic equipment (including dose and dose rate measuring equipment)
· What are the key features of such equipment necessary for implementing
ALARA? 
· What advances have been made in radiographic and dosimetric equipment's
to improve radiological safety? 
· How might further improvements in radiological safety be achieved? 
· What are the alternative methods for NDT? 

Training in radiological protection
· What is the minimum standard of training for industrial radiographers? 
· What should the training syllabus include? 
· How should training effectiveness be assessed, and should radiographers
be licensed? 
· When is refresher training required? 

Safety culture, management and organisation 
· What are the working pressures on radiographers, and what effect do they
have on radiological safety? 
· What is the optimum safety organisation in a radiography company? 
· What role do the clients and regulators have in achieving optimisation? 

TARGET AUDIENCE 
The workshop provisionally aims to attract 80-100 persons. Participants
from the following are encouraged:
· International radiological protection organisations
· Regulatory bodies 
· Persons with responsibility for radiological protection training and
qualifications 
· Manufacturers of industrial radiography equipment, including dose and
dose rate measuring devices, and suppliers of radiography sources 
· National and international NDT societies, institutes and associations 
· Clients of industrial radiographers 
· Representatives from the workers 

CALL FOR PAPERS
Authors wishing to provide oral and poster presentations are invited to
submit an abstract of 15-20 lines (A4) typed single-spaced in Times 12 pt
(Word format). Poster presentations, in relation to training and safety
culture, are especially invited. There will also be (limited) space
available for exhibition of radiographic equipment. All abstracts and
suggestions should be forwarded to the Workshop Programme Committee at the
following Email address: dascenzo@cepn.asso.fr by mid April 2001


Regards
Paul van Rooijen 

AIB-Vinçotte Nederland BV
PO Box 6869, 4802 HW  Breda, The Netherlands
tel 	(+31) 076 579 11 54
fax 	(+31) 076 587 47 60
e-mail	rooyen@aib-vincotte.nl


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